Broken Insulin Pump? Here's How to Use Your Back-Up. : vimar

Broken Insulin Pump? Here's How to Use Your Back-Up.
Nalani Hunsaker, PA-C, MCMSc, BC-ADM
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woman checking glucose level and dosing insulin using insulin pump and remote sensor on her hand, focus on foreground
Imagine a scenario where your pump breaks or malfunctions.
The pump company will be sending a replacement within the next 24 hours, but what do you do in the meantime? Do you have a backup plan? And equally as important… do you know how to use your backup plan? Below are general backup plan guidelines.
Please discuss with your clinician before implementation.
First, you will need to take long acting insulin. Generally, the amount of long acting insulin required will be similar to your insulin pump’s 24 hour total basal. This can be found in your pump’s personal profiles of insulin settings. Inject the 24 hour total basal as long acting insulin. For example, if your basal rate from 12 a.m. — 12 a.m. is 0.85 u/hr, you will need to inject ~20 units (0.85 x 24 = 20.4u) of long acting insulin daily. It is always a good idea to keep your setting written down just in case you are unable to access them when/if your pump malfunctions. Remember, this amount will not be perfect, but it is a good starting point. Monitor your blood glucose closely.

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